Synthetic rubber composition



Patented Nov. 29,1938

Q UNITED. STATES tion, of Delawa f No Drawing.

Application January '31, 1936; SerlalN o. 61,759 r Emil on, wummmn, net assignor to l ierc ules Powder Company, Wilmington, Del., a corpora- 11, Claims. (01. 105-42 a My invention relates to a synthetic rubber composition and more specifically to a synthetic rubber composition comprising polymerized chloroprene'and chlorinated paraflin.

5 I Synthetic rubber compositions including polymerized chloroprene as a base, show considerable advantage over a. similar compositions including natural rubber as a base, in that they possess higher resistance to solvents, particularly gasoline and mineral oils, and showless loss of desirable physical properties on exposure to solvents; For this reason, such synthetic rubber compositions have found wide application in the manufacture of gasoline hose, gaskets and other articles which come into contact with solvents; Such compositions are,however,' not entirely resistant to swelling in solvents and further improvement is desirable.

a which is highly resistant to the swelling action of gasoline and mineral oils, which comprises essentially polymerized chloroprene and a chlorinated paraffin wax having a chlorine content l as to about 62% by-weight." The chlorinated paraffin wax will, desirably, be stabilized by treatment with aqueous alkaline solutions, as more completely described in the copending application for United States Letters Patent of William T. Bishop, 40 Serial No. 15,505, filed April 9,1935, and/or stabilized by'the addition of organic bases, as more completely described in my copending application filed jointly with William T. Bishop, Serial No. 19,468, filed May 2, 1935.

The polymerized chloroprene used in the composition, ln'accordance with my invention is the unvulcanized, chloroprene polymer having physical properties very similar to those of natural rubber.

50 to the art by the trade name of Duprene.

In addition to'chlorinated paraffin and polymeriz'ed chloroprene, the compositions in accordance with my invention may include vulcanizing agents, for example, metallic oxides, as, magnesi- 58 um oxide, zinc oxide, lead oxide, abietic' acid I have invented a synthetic rubber composition Such polymerized chroroprene is known.

containing compounda as, wood rosin, pinetar, etc.,.vulcanization accelerators, sulfur, etc., they may-contain rubber anti-oxidants, such as a phenyl-naphthylamine, for example,. phenylalpha-naphthylamine (Neozone A), phenyl-beta naphthylamine (Neozone D), etc. they may con- VREISSUED SEP 1 1940 tain reinforcingpigments, such as, carbon, blacks,

clay, blanc fixe, etc.; theymay contain fillers and/or diluents, such as whiting? barytes, as-

bestine, factice, rubber, various synthetic plas ticsflglue, etc,;*.they may contain softeners, such as, parafllnrwax, fatty .acids, oils, tars, cumar resins, etc.;v and they. may contain deodorants, such as terpene compounds, etc. "Thecomposition in accordance with my invention may contain chlorinated parafiln wax .in amount within the range of about 1% to about 100% by weight based on the amount of polymerized chloroprene present, and will preferably contain chlorinated paraiiinwax in amount within the range of about 30% to about 70% byweight of the polymerized chloroprene present.

The chlorinated paramn wax-polymerized chloroprene composition may be vulcanized by heat alone with no additional ingredients present.

, It will be found, however,- that the properties of this composition will be enhanced bycompounding it with other ingredients. Thus for example, wood rosin, sulfur, metallic oxides, etc. may be advantageously compounded into the composition before vulcanization. The addition of wood rosin, abietic acid or pine tar will be foundto be highly desirable. I

- The wood rosin or abietic acid maybe added in amounts up to about 5% of the weight of the polymerized chloroprene present, and the pine tar.

may be added in amounts up to about 10%. When using pine tar in amounts above 5% by weight of the chloroprene present, it is usually necessaryto reduce the amount of softener contained inthe composition,.as the pine tar has a softening action on the composition.

Sulfur may be added in amountsup to about 3% by weight of the polymerizedchloroprene "present. When added in excessive amounts the sulfur tends to bloom out ofthe composition. The exact amount that may be added depends on the, various ingredients present in thecomposition. The metallic oxide added to the compositionfmay be, for example, magnesia, zinc oxide,

lead oxide, or combinations of these materials...

Such oxides are valuable additions to the composition in that they improve the physicalproperties of the composition and, in addition, act as acceptors for any hydrochloric acid which may be evolved from either the chlorinated paraifin wax or the polymerized chloroprene. Metallic oxides may be added to the composition in amounts up to about 10% based on the total weight of chlorinated parafiln and polymerized chloroprene present.

An organic vulcanization accelerator may. if desired, be added to the composition. Such addition is not essential. The resistance of the composition to aging is improvedby the addition' of anti-oxydants, suchas, for example, phenylalpha-naphthylamine and I .phenyl-beta-naph thylamine' in amounts within the range of about 1% to about 5% by weight of the polymerized chloroprene in the composition. Carbonblacks,

such as, for example, channel carbon black or soft blacks may be advantageously added '-to the composition. Such carbon blacks may be added in amounts up'to 100-200% byweight'of the total weight of chlorinated parafiin wax and-poly merized chloroprene, depending upon the exact carbon black used. Glue may be added in amounts up to about 25% by weight.

Various softeners, such as, for example, paraffin wax, fatty acids, oils, tars, waxes; cumarone resins, etc., may, if desired, be added to the composition. Such additions are usually not desirable, since they tend to decrease the resistance of the composition tov gasoline andoi1s. Chlori nated parafiin wax acts as a softener for the composition, and any desired softnessmay'be obtained by increasing the percentage of. chlorinated paraflln contained in the composition, without decreasing the oil and gasoline resistance.

, As examples of compositions, in accordance with this invention, the following may be cited:

Example I f Parts Polymerizecl chloroprene 3 Chlorinated paraflin wax (50% chlorine)"; 1

Example II v i a i i 4 Parts Polymerized chloroprene 4 Chlorinated parafiln wax (50% chlorine)"; 1

The compositions according to the above ex amples may be dissolved in an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent, such as toluol, to iform a cement which is highly resistant to gasoline and mineral oils.

The following examples are given asillustrations of compositions, in accordance with my -invention, which are suitable for vulcanization.

Example 3 Example .4

. Parts Parts Polymerized chloroprene (Duprene) 153.0 287 Chlorinated paraffin wax (54% chlorine)... 1 75. O 197. 5 369 153.0 287' 15.3 28. 7 l0. '1 19:1 Cumarone-indene resin (Cumar P25) l0. 2 19.1 Wood rosin (Color FF.) 10.2 19.1 Light calcined magnesia 15. 3 28. 7 Sulfur 1.3 2.4 Stearic acid 2. 5 4. 8 Phenyl-alpha-naphthylaminc l. 3 2. 4

The compositions shown in these examples may be vulcanized following the procedure used by theprior art with similar compositions of polymerized chloropi'ene not containing chlorinated paraflin. Thus, for example, such compositions may bevulcanized by heating at a temperature within the range of about 250 F. to about 300 F.

for a period of about 20 minutes to about 2 hours.

It will be understood that the details and examples hereinbefore set forth are illustrative only, and that the invention as herein broadly described and claimed is in no way limited What I claim and desire to protect by United States Letters Patent is:

*1. A synthetic rubber composition including polymerized chloroprene and a gasoline insoluble chlorinated paraflln wax, the said composition being characterizedby high resistance to swelling in gasoline. V p 2. A synthetic rubber composition including polymerizedchloroprene and a chlorinated par- ..afiin wax having a chlorine content of not less than about 52% by weight, the said composition being characterized by high resistance to swelling in gasoline.

3. A synthetic rubberfcomposition including polymerized chloroprene and a chlorinatedparaflin wax having a chlorine content within'the range of about 52% to about 62% by: weight, the. said compositionbeing characterized by high resistance to swelling in gasoline.

,4. A synthetic rubber composition including polymerized chloroprene, a vulcanizing agent,

andchlorinated paraflln wax having a, chlorine content of not less than about-52% :by weight, the said composition being characterized by high resistanceto swelling in'gasoline. I A synthetic rubber composition including polymerized chloroprene,,a.metallic oxide,= and chlorinatedparafiin waxhaving a chlorine conten t.of not less than about 52% by weight, the said composition being characterized by high resistance to swellingin gasoline.

6. ;A synthetic rubber composition including polymerized chloroprene, magnesium oxide, and chlorinated paraflin having a chlorine content of not less than about 52%, the said composition being characterized by high resistance to swelling in gasoline.

7. A synthetic -;rubber composition including polymerized chloroprene, an anti-oxydant, and chlorinated paraflinwax having a chlorine con tent of not less than about 52% by weight, the said composition being characterized by high resistance to swelling in gasoline. r

8. A synthetic rubber composition including polymerized, chloroprene, a phenyl-naphthyb amine, and chlorinated paraffin having a chlorine content of not less than about 52%, the saidcomposition being characterized by high resistance to swelling in gasoline.;.

9. A synthetic rubber composition including polymerized chloroprene, phenyl-alpha-naphthylamine, and chlorinated paraffin having a chlorine content of not less than about 52%,; the said compositionv being characterized by high resistance to swelling in gasoline.

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